MODERN NETWORK SECURITY: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Secure Network has now become a need of any organization. The security threats are increasing day by day and making high speed wired/wireless network and internet services, insecure andunreliable. Now – a - days security measures works more importantly towards fulfilling the cutting edge demands of today’s growing industries. The need is also induced in to the areas like defense, where secure and authenticated access of resources are the key issues related to information security. In this paper Author has described the important measures and parameters regarding large industry/organizational requirements for establishing a secure network. Wi-Fi networks are very common in providing wirelessnetwork access to different resources and connecting various devices wirelessly. There are need of different requirements to handle Wi-Fi threats and network hacking attempts. This paper exploresimportant security measures related to different network scenarios, so that a fully secured network environment could be established in an organization. Author also has discussed a case study to illustratethe minimal set of measures required for establishing network security in any organization.